Mission Against Terror

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Mission Against Terror is not, as you might suspect, a game inspired by the events occurring in the Middle East. The plot of the game is that freedom fighters are fighting against a New World Order government, though this plot line never materializes in the game since players just join a red or blue team, and there is no significance of either side winning.

Mission Against Terror is a first person shooter that has a variety of maps and game types. The game has Death Match, Team Death Match, Bomb, Capture, AI, Ghost, Mummy, and even a Chat Room mode. There is no single player campaign as MAT is an MMO.

In Death Match, the object is to get as many kills as possible and win the round. Every player is out for themselves. The game has a couple Death Match only maps and also shares a map with Team Death Match. The object of Team Death Match is to get the required number of kills as a team before the opposing team does. The options available are 100, 200, and 300, with time limits set at 20 and 30 minutes. Both Team Death Match and Death Match are unlimited spawn games.

In Bomb mode, one team has a bomb and are the attackers, while another team are the defenders and are required to either kill all opposing team members or diffuse the bomb if it is planted. The bomb needs to be planted in one of two designated spots. Maps are the same as in Team Death Match mode. Bomb Mode is a single life game, with the winning team winning 9 or 13 rounds..

In Capture mode, there are three locations on the map that are designated capture points. The teams have twenty minutes to have all three locations controlled by them at the same time, otherwise it ends in a draw. Capture mode is an unlimited spawn game. It was only recently introduced and is having a hard time competing with the other modes, as Capture Mode games are hard to find in the lobby. This might be because the game can go very quickly if there are only a few players on each team, since it is much harder to defend all three capture spots. Capture Mode uses some of the Team Death Match maps for its games.

AI mode is humans against computer controlled robots, and sometimes the game is a team death match, and other times the objective is to kill the robot captain. There are various degrees of difficulty to choose from on this mode, but even on the easy mode, the robots are very good. They have great aim and use the same variety of weapons t hat are available to the players. They can be beat though with enough skill. AI Mode is an unlimited spawn game.

Ghost Mode is a pretty cool, unique mode. It is a variation of Bomb Mode in that one team has to plant a bomb, but that team is a team of ghosts. The ghost team are practically invisible, except for when they are very close, then an opposing player can see a translucent version of them. The ghost players are only allowed to use melee weapons, such as hammers and knives. Ghost mode has its own maps. It is a single life game with the winning team needing 5 victories.

In Mummy mode, the two teams alternate between being Terminator-style robots and various types of mummies. The robots have super high health and ammo, as well as reappearing health and ammo power-ups, whereas the mummies have various powers such as immobilize and drain, depending on what variation the player spawns as, which is random. The robots only get a single life, but it lasts a very long time with the huge HP and the power-ups that appear. The mummies get unlimited spawns.

Mission Against Terror has a lot of different guns and other weapons. Some guns can be purchased, and others are earned by leveling up. During a match, when a player is killed they will drop the gun they are currently carrying. Any other player can pick it up if it has any ammo left in it. There is a definite difference between the guns, either in strength or other features, such as zoom or ammo capacity. Few of the guns are permanent items in your inventory though, as the better guns earned either through leveling up or purchasing expire. In fact, nothing purchased is permanent, and this seems to be MAT's biggest flaw. While guns can be purchased for around $2, they expire after only a week. There are other items available for purchase, like XP boost and defense bonus, but these expire too. Still, the free guns that you get when you start do the job pretty well.

Players get four weapon slots. One slot is for a main weapon, then another is for a pistol, one for a melee weapon, and finally a slot for a grenade.

Mission Against Terror has a few features that are fun and unique. If you make 100 kills in a day, you get awarded with a colored egg. This egg can be exchanged for a spin on the prize wheel, which has about thirty prizes. A few of them are weapons but most are accessories or boosts. All the prizes except for one gun are also temporary. MAT also has a somewhat confusing marriage system, where players can 'marry' each other, and then get a special blue or pink gun. The guns are decent so it might be worth the effort to find a virtual mate in the game. MAT also offers a nightclub room where players can chat, but these are usually empty.

The maps on MAT are varied from port to a street scene, with some maps being symmetrical and others being asymmetrical. Some maps are very small and others are a decent size, but the action is never more than a few seconds away.

One complaint about MAT is the insufficient lack of character creation. There's only a few options, and this can become a problem when enemies look exactly the same as a player's team. Only the red crosshair and lack of a name above them indicates they are the enemy.

The MAT community is small but active. Players will start to recognize regulars who play every day. Hackers are present, but they are the exception and not the rule. Because it usually takes a few shots to kill a player, a lot of players have more of a chance on this game than on others. Intelligent play will beat out gung-ho kamikazis most times. This could appeal to those who usually do poorly in twitch-fest games. There are also clans, but no clan wars as yet. There is even a way to heal, and that is by dancing. Players can buy different dances for when they are healing, and one even lets the player fall down and appear dead.

MAT also supports voice, although few players seem to use it.

All in all, Mission Against Terror is worth the download. Its a free game with decent maps and a nice variety of game types. If you want to be a dominant pro on this game, it could end up costing you quite a bit, with constantly renewing your guns.  Check out the game here: http://mat.subagames.com/Download.aspx .
Score 8/10